Still better than drag queen.
And there's no such thing as trans girls. To me they are just girls.
Hm. Not sure I would necessarily agree to be honest.* To me drag queens are performers who use that term to express the type of performance that they specialise in. Drag kings are male acts, drag queens female acts, and in both cases some of the performers are straight cis females / straight cis males. The term itself is not really derogatory.
I agree with Nezchan's assessment that the term "trap" carries some unpleasant connotations though. First and foremost of course the very strong implication of intentional deceit. That sort of thinking has actually gotten transwomen killed, as their potential partners saw them as trying to trick them (and don't get me started on the fact that some countries / states actually accept that as a frigging legal defence, both in the case of homosexuals and trans* people).
That being said, I still enjoy the heck out of Prunus Girl and adore Sazanami Cherry. So while I dislike the term, I do prefer it to many an alternative that authors / scanlators might use.
*with the first statement, the second sentence I would like to bold, highlight, and add a dozen "agree" stamps all over.
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